Instead of a standard table, the couple had an escort-card "tree." Cards by designer Melissa Knapp were tied to ribbons that were then attached to the branches. "The display added a fun visual element to the room," Jessica says. All flowers by William Mizuta Private Florist.

Jessica created the place cards using materials from Paper Source. Dinner was catered by the Four Seasons Hotel Boston, where the wedding was held. The menu, influenced by the food of New Orleans, included a barbecued-shrimp salad and fried green tomatoes.